long
Meaning of long
adjective
- measuring a great distance from end to end.
a long corridor
long black hair
the queue for tickets was long
- lasting or taking a great amount of time.
a long and distinguished career
she took a long time to dress
- relatively great in extent.
write a long report
a long list of candidates
- (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).
- (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.
winning against long odds
- (of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.
- (of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated.
- well supplied with.
an industry that's long on ideas but short on cash
- a long period.
see you before long
it will not be for long
- a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable.
two longs and a short
- long-dated securities, especially gilts.
- for a long time.
we hadn't known them long
an experience they will long remember
his long-awaited Grand Prix debut
- (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance.
the Cambridge side played the ball long
Old English lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang .
verb- have a strong wish or desire.
she longed for a little more excitement
we are longing to see the new baby
Old English langian ‘grow long, prolong’, also ‘dwell in thought, yearn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch langen ‘present, offer’ and German langen ‘reach, extend’.
abbreviation, symbol
longitude.
combining form, suffix- (added to nouns) for the duration of.
lifelong
Information about long
- The plural form of long is: longs.
- Languages in which long is used:
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Hyphenation of long
long
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- long is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
long synonyms
Meaning retentive:
retentive, recollective, tenacious
Meaning farseeing:
farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted
Meaning hanker:
Meaning (especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious:
Meaning made larger; enlarged:
Meaning continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy:
Meaning covering or affecting a large area:
Meaning enduring or able to endure over a long period of time:
Meaning lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual:
Meaning too long:
Meaning lasting for a long time or slow to end:
Meaning endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically):
Meaning too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous:
Meaning not interesting; tedious:
Meaning causing one to feel tired or bored:
Meaning in or after a short time:
Meaning in a short time; soon:
Meaning at the present time; now:
Meaning soon; shortly:
Meaning an evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine:
Meaning suffer from a continuous dull pain:
Meaning feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen:
Meaning (of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood:
Meaning have a strong desire or craving for:
Meaning have a strong desire for something:
Meaning feel a restless or strong desire to do something:
Meaning breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement:
Meaning want something to happen or be the case:
Meaning feel a powerful desire for (something):
Meaning require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable:
Meaning yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another):
Meaning have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for:
Meaning strongly wish for or want (something):
Meaning the basic monetary unit of Japan:
long antonyms
Meaning measuring a small distance from end to end:
Meaning of short duration; not lasting for long:
Translation of long
- German: lang, hoch, andauernd, Hemd
- French: long, grand
- Spanish: largo, larga, alto, alta, añorar, alargado, extendido
- Portuguese: longo, comprido, alto
- Italian: lungo, alto
Words that rhyme with long
Long, along, cinalong, kalong, passalong, singalong, tagalong, upalong, oblong, ovatooblong, sublong, clong, endlong, headlong, DeLong, Delong, Geelong, agelong, belong, elong, erelong, evelong, gelong, leaguelong, lifelong, livelong, rebelong, relong, sidelong, flong, monthlong, semilong, anklong, klong, weeklong, Schellong, Shillong, hollong, amlong, evenlong, Barolong, cacholong, oolong, prolong, Haplong, plong, uplong, Furlong, Herlong, furlong
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